President Pratibha Patil on Monday addressed Parliament for the last time as President when she flagged off the Budget session. Here's the text of her speechHonourable Members I welcome you to this......
A citizen's privacy will be compromised through the unique identity project leading to misuse by the State and other agencies, writes Praful Bidwai. After promising a serious public debate on the......
'GST is imperative for India's success.''Without GST India will be a less competitive country.' IMAGE: 'There can be some problems and small traders need to be educated.' Photograph: Sivaram......
As per norms, the returns have to be filed online on www.aces.gov.in. The Centre has extended the last date for filing service tax return by five days to April 30, in a relief to lakhs of......
Though FDI inflow has been on the rise in the past three years, it is mostly on account of services The decks have been cleared for the roll-out of the goods and services tax (GST), but experts......
It will reduce compliance cost as the assessee will not have to maintain multiple records for a variety of taxes Spelling out benefits of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), the revenue department,......
Image: India set for high growth. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters The government has provided a long-term vision, avoiding any "big-bang" reforms but the devil will be in the......